Proceedings of the workshop and training on forest product statistics

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The EC-FAO Partnership
Programme on Information and Analysis for
Sustainable Forest Management: Linking National and International Efforts in
South Asia and Southeast Asia is designed to (i) enhance country capacities
to collect and analyse relevant data, (ii) disseminate updated information on
forestry and (iii) make this information more available for strategic
decision-making. Thirteen countries in South and Southeast Asia (Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan,
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam) participate in the Programme.
Operating under the guidance of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)
Working Group on Statistics and Information, the initiative is implemented by
FAO in close partnership with experts from participating countries. It draws on
experience gained from similar EC-FAO efforts in Africa, the Caribbean and
Latin America and is funded by the European Commission (EC).